Gazetteer of the Pale

        The Pale of Jewish Settlement existed from the late 1790’s until 1917. Much of Jewish ancestry hails from this region making it a popular target for Jewish research. After 1825, the Pale consisted of the fifteen western provinces of the Russian Empire, not including the Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland). Before 1825 the province of Astrakhan was included, and until 1887 the Taganrog district around the mouth of the Don river was attached to the province of Ekaterinoslav. A small number of localities have been included from these areas. By 1881 there were 2.9 million Jews living in the Pale of Settlement, which amounted to 12.5% of the total population of Imperial Russia.
        The Gazetteer has been assembled to assist in finding settlements, once home to Jews, in over 5,000 locations in the former Pale. Many of these were home for Jews up to the end of WWI, as well as between WWI and WWII. Distinguishing between these two periods is not accomplished by this data set. However, comparisons of proximity for locations up to a 40 kilometer radius are given for every place search and links to additional information are found on pins in the map window. Localities (1,469) with links in the District column in search results are part of the JewishGen Communities Database.
 
Sources
 
 

Results for Petrashi

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Petrashi Bel. Mogilev Senno Petrashy, Petraszy 54°34'18"/29°34'21"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Obchuga Bel. Mogilev Senno Obchuga [Rus], Abčuha [Bel], Obczuha [Pol], Abchuha 16.03 54°29'54"/29°21'30"
Abol'tsy Bel. Mogilev Orsha Abol'tsy [Bel], Oboltsy [Rus], Oboltzi [Yid], Obolce [Pol], Obl'tsy, Abol'cy, Aboltsy 16.55 54°35'42"/29°49'34"
Budno Bel. Mogilev Senno Budna 18.50 54°41'09"/29°46'53"
Chereya Bel. Mogilev Senno Chereya [Rus], Èareja [Bel], Czereja [Pol] 19.41 54°36'47"/29°16'47"
Talachyn Bel. Mogilev Senno Talachyn [Bel], Tolochin [Rus], Tolotchin [Yid], Tołoczyn [Pol], Tolochino, Tałačyn 19.61 54°24'36"/29°41'37"
Matievo Bel. Mogilev Senno Matiyëvo 20.11 54°23'36"/29°37'29"
Kolodnitsa Bel. Mogilev Senno Kotodnica 24.55 54°32'59"/29°11'37"
Sloveni Bel. Mogilev Senno Sloveni [Rus], Slaveni [Bel], Słowenia [Pol], Slavyeni, Słowieni, Słavieni 25.60 54°20'36"/29°31'18"
Sanezhniki Bel. Mogilev Bykhow Sinichenka, Sinichki 27.48 54°24'52"/29°14'38"
Syanno Bel. Mogilev Senno Syanno [Bel], Senno [Rus], Sena [Yid], Sienno [Pol], Senna [Ger], Syenno, Sianno, Sjanno 27.94 54°48'42"/29°42'02"
Kokhanovo Bel. Mogilev Orsha Kokhanovo [Rus], Kochanov [Yid], Kochanaŭ [Bel], Kochanowo [Pol], Kochanava 30.31 54°27'40"/30°00'06"
Lukoml' Bel. Mogilev Senno Lukoml' [Rus], Łukomal [Bel], Łukoml [Pol], Łukomla 31.13 54°42'28"/29°08'60"
Smolyany Bel. Mogilev Orsha Smalyany [Bel], Smolyany [Rus], Smolia, [Yid], Smolany [Pol], Smalany, Smoliany, Smolyani, Smoljany, Smaljani, Smaĺjany, Shmilyan 31.84 54°35'55"/30°03'52"
Bobr Bel. Mogilev Senno Bobr [Rus, Bel], Bober [Yid], Bóbr [Pol] 32.23 54°20'24"/29°16'22"
Gorozhonovo Bel. Mogilev Senno Gorozhony, Garazhony (Jewish agri col. 1837) 34.09 54°16'44"/29°24'54"
Aleksinichi Bel. Mogilev Senno Alieksinichy [Bel] 34.15 54°46'35"/29°58'06"
Kokovchino Bel. Mogilev Senno Kakowchyna, Kakovchino 35.66 54°41'23"/30°05'15"
Krucha Bel. Mogilev Mogilev Krucha [Rus], Kruča [Bel], Krutshe [Yid], Krucza [Pol] 36.54 54°14'36"/29°32'50"
Kruhlaye Bel. Mogilev Mogilev Kruhlaye [Bel], Krugloye [Rus], Krugla [Yid], Kruhłoje [Pol], Kruhłaje, Krugloje, Krugloe, Kruglae, Kruhłe, Krula 38.25 54°15'11"/29°47'45"
Chernyavka Bel. Minsk Borisov 38.77 54°16'44"/29°14'47"
Chernyavka Bel. Minsk Borisov 38.77 54°16'44"/29°14'47"
Gritsevo Bel. Mogilev Orsha Jewish agri col. 1836. (Not visible on Google, but found on hist. maps) 39.73 54°24'14"/30°06'57"
Krupki Bel. Mogilev Senno Krupki [Rus, Bel], Krupka [Yid, Pol] 39.85 54°19'04"/29°08'15"